November 2023

Current Topic	Change
Blood and Body Fluid Exposure	Page restructured for clarity. Lists reworked for better readability.
Sharps Safety	Page restructured and edited for clarity. Section on disposal of sharps reorganised, and drop-down box added.
Staff Health and Immunity	Page restructured and edited for clarity. Staff illness section simplified.
Waste Management	Page updated and reorganised to make it easier to read. Information from waste disposal is now included on this page, and not on a separate page.
Waste Disposal	Page deleted. Information on this page has been moved onto the new Waste Management page.
Child Protection	Ministry of Health\|Manatū Hauora document Recommended Referral Process for GPs: Suspected child abuse and/or neglect, removed following consultation with the Quality Team, who advised that it is due for review.
All topics	Updated any references to the National Immunisation Register (NIR) to the Aotearoa Immunisation Register (AIR).

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Topic ID:	21027